What a Trooper!

This morning we headed to S.L.C. to take our little man to Primary Children's for his annual check up. Here's a little history for those of you who don't know Kobe has a mole over the white of his right eye. So we have been taking him every 6 months to a year for check ups since he was about 2. We never noticed it until he was about a year old and the older he got the darker and more noticeable it became. So our pediatrician referred us to a specialist @ Primary's. When we took him the first time the doctor said that he had seen similar cases but nothing quite like Kobe's. So with a strong family history of cancer and melanoma being what Jane (James' sister who passed away from melanoma) had and moles becoming a forum of melanoma they wanted to do a small surgery. They went back behind the eye to see what the affects of the mole were. They found that the mole went all the away through the whole pigment of the eye thus leaving it unable to remove. So we just continue w/ check ups and keep an eye out for any changes. Then last year at his check up the doctor noticed that Kobe had 4 moles that are all right under his right eye so that made him concerned to think they were showing up so quickly and a few were really dark. So he had him have one removed to see if there were an abnormalities, everything came back fine:) So today was just another check up. It's not the quickest appointment. when you walk in there is a sign that says you can expect to wait 1 to 2 hrs. and then another one that says thanks for being patient we see 100 patients a day. It makes for a long day! The worst part of the whole appointment is the eye drops, Kobe was totally freaking out kicking and screaming:( poor kid! They only sting for about 20 seconds and then after is all said and done he gets to wear a groovy pair of dark glasses:) Kobe refers to his eye as his "purple eye" it seems to have a purple/grey tint. I think Kobe thinks it kinda fun, and different is good!

what a little stud!

His eye sight was perfect! So we will just continue with our annual routine:)